Ted Danson
Edward Bridge Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor and producer who played the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom Cheers, Jack Holden in the films Three Men and a Baby and Three Men and a Little Lady, and Dr. John Becker on the CBS sitcom Becker. He also starred in the CBS dramas CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: Cyber as D.B. Russell. Additionally, he plays a recurring role as a fictionalized version of himself on Larry David's HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm, starred alongside Glenn Close in legal drama Damages, and was a regular on the HBO comedy series Bored to Death. In 2015 he starred as Hank Larsson in the second season of FX's black comedy-crime drama anthology Fargo. From 2016 to 2020, he played the afterlife architect Michael in the NBC sitcom The Good Place. He now currently plays Neil Bremer in NBC's Mr. Mayor.
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| Full name at birth | Edward Bridge Danson III
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| Claim to fame | Cheers, Becker. CSI
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| Date of birth | 29 December 1947
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| Place of birth | San Diego, California, USA
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| Occupation | Actor, Producer, Environmental Activist
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| Height | 6' 2½" (189 cm)
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| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. Chilmark, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| Net worth | $80,000,000 USD
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| High school | Kent School, Kent, CT (1966)
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- Has appeared in episodes of three different series with John Mahoney: "Cheers" (1982), "Frasier" (1993) and "Becker" (1998).
- Has appeared in episodes of three different series with Kelsey Grammer: "Cheers" (1982), "Frasier" (1993) and "Becker" (1998).
- Graduated from Kent School in 1966, the same high school Peter Farrelly and Seth McFarlane attended.
- Likes to tap dance.
- Said in a TV interview that his daughter was on the set during the scene from Creepshow (1982) where his character returns from the dead encased in rotted flesh and seaweed. He purposely tried avoiding his young daughter out of a fear of scaring her. Finally, despite his best efforts she went up to him, looked at him and simply said, "Oh, Hi Dad.".
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